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Choir News March 2015 Hi everyone; a belated “welcome back” for 2015! It’s great to have many familiar faces returning this year. We also welcome new members Helen Goldsworthy, Rick Wylie, Maureen Sherlock, Kay Bennetts, Kathryn Williams and Judy Harrison! ANCA WORKSHOP On Saturday 21 st March, fifteen Vocalize members will be participating in a full day workshop at Cabra College, entitled “Conductor and Choir – Working In Harmony”, run by the Australian National Choir Association. Looking forward to lots of fun as we gain new ideas, insights and techniques from guest choral presenter Jodie SpoonerRyan. MARION CELEBRATES FESTIVAL On Sunday 29 th March we will be having our first performance for the year at the City of Marion’s largest biannual community event. We are the final act, performing 4:305pm. Call time 3:45pm. We will meet close to the stage and find a place to organize our uniforms and warm up. A reminder that our uniform is plain black (full length pants/skirts desirable but not essential), with a loaned orange tie for men and orange scarf for women. We will be singing 5 songs from memory, in the following order: 1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (CD backing) 2. Riversong (piano) 3. It Don’t Mean a Thing (CD backing) 4. You Raise Me Up (piano) 5. Gimme Some Lovin’ (piano + drums) Please ensure you are adequately prepared with your parts.

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Choir News – March 2015  

 

 Hi  everyone;  a  belated  “welcome  back”  for  2015!  It’s  great  to  have  many  familiar  faces  returning  this  year.  We  also  welcome  new  members  Helen  Goldsworthy,  Rick  Wylie,  Maureen  Sherlock,  Kay  Bennetts,  Kathryn  Williams  and  Judy  Harrison!  

 

ANCA  WORKSHOP  

On  Saturday  21st  March,  fifteen  Vocalize  members  will  be  participating  in  a  full  day  workshop  at  Cabra  College,  entitled  “Conductor  and  Choir  –  Working  In  Harmony”,  run  by  the  Australian  National  Choir  Association.  Looking  forward  to  lots  of  fun  as  we  gain  new  ideas,  insights  and  techniques  from  guest  choral  presenter  Jodie  Spooner-­‐Ryan.  

 

MARION  CELEBRATES  FESTIVAL  

 

On  Sunday  29th  March  we  will  be  having  our  first  performance  for  the  year  at  the  City  of  Marion’s  largest  biannual  community  event.  We  are  the  final  act,  performing  4:30-­‐5pm.  Call  time  3:45pm.  We  will  meet  close  to  the  stage  and  find  a  place  to  organize  our  uniforms  and  warm  up.  A  reminder  that  our  uniform  is  plain  black  (full  length  pants/skirts  desirable  but  not  essential),  with  a  loaned  orange  tie  for  men  and  orange  scarf  for  women.  We  will  be  singing  5  songs  from  memory,  in  the  following  order:    

1. Crazy  Little  Thing  Called  Love  (CD  backing)  

2. Riversong  (piano)  

3. It  Don’t  Mean  a  Thing  (CD  backing)  

4. You  Raise  Me  Up  (piano)  

5. Gimme  Some  Lovin’  (piano  +  drums)  

Please  ensure  you  are  adequately  prepared  with  your  parts.    

 

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GUEST  PRESENTER  -­‐  THE  MECHANICS  OF  SINGING  

On  Monday  30th  March  we  will  be  treated  to  a  half  hour  presentation  by  physiotherapist  and  seasoned  public  speaker  Max  Kavanagh.  Max  is  passionate  about  sharing  his  experience  and  knowledge  of  fitness,  posture  and  general  well-­‐being,  and  will  be  explaining  the  biomechanics  of  singing  to  us  in  a  natural  and  engaging  way.  Bring  your  notepad!  

 

 

CHOIR  BIRTHDAY  DINNER  

Vocalize  Choir  started  up  on  the  16th  April  2012,  and  each  year  we  have  a  little  birthday  celebration  dinner.  This  year  we  will  celebrate  our  3rd  birthday  on  the  first  week  back  from  holidays,  the  27th  April  at  7pm.    

Please  bring  a  savoury  or  a  sweet  to  share,  starting  with  the  letter  ‘C’  (for  choir,  of  course!).  Some  ideas  are:  cake,  chocolate,  crackers,  chips,  casserole,  cheese  platter,  carrots,  celery,  cucumber,  corn,  chicken,  chorizo..  but  of  course  feel  free  to  think  outside  the  box!  

 

TERM  2  DIRECTOR  

In  Term  2  I  will  be  taking  maternity  leave,  during  which  we  will  be  directed  by  friend  and  former  Vocalize  member  Anthony  Little.  Anthony  has  been  singing  for  many  years  in  a  variety  of  ensembles  including  choirs  and  musical  theatre  troupes.  We  look  forward  to  having  him  in  April!  (Maybe  he’ll  be  bringing  Marcia  Hines  too?)  

 

That’s  about  all  for  now  –  looking  forward  to  the  remainder  of  the  term!  

Kerrie